OWH Memorial Day Weekend Blog Hop 2013

Welcome to my stop on the 2013 OWH Memorial Day Weekend Blog Hop. Before I share my card with you I would first like to thank every service member who has paid the ultimate price to defend our liberty and protect us from tyranny. Their families will be missing a loved one at their get togethers across America this weekend and I want them to know I will never forget the real meaning of Memorial Day. 

My card is designed to be any 'Any Hero' card that will carry my personal note of thanks to a hero overseas in an OWH box of cards. I made this card with a specially designed 'One Print Card Kit' I made to share with you. You can download it, see more designs made with it and enter for a chance to win my blog candy by checking out yesterday's post on my blog.

My card is based on OWH Sketch #50 —flipped on it's side.

I'm happy you stopped by today. I hope that you enjoy the rest of the hop and your Memorial Day weekend too. Now head on back to the start of the hop over on the OWH Stars & Stamps Blog.

Happy Crafting!


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A One Print Card Kit & Blog Candy

I'm going to try to keep this post from getting incredibly long. There are 2 things I have to share today the first is a small gift from me to you for paying my blog a visit during the OWH Memorial Day Blog Hop and it's something I'm calling a 'One Print Card Kit'. Essentially it's a one page PDF that contains various elements that you can combine into a card design. Here are a few of the cards I made with it.

The sentiment in this is from the Stampers Best - OWH Fundraiser stamp set
called My Hero Sentiments

Most of the elements in all of these is part of the kit though I did use some twine, ribbon and solid papers too.

A few quick tips...

• I printed my sheets on card stock which I think makes it easier to cut.

• I 'thickened' my buttons by gluing together a few layers of card stock.

• The buttons are sized so you can use a 1" and 1.25" punch on them.

• Make sure your printer is set to print the PDF at 100% on  8 1/2 x 11 Paper

• Every printer is different so experiment with different papers and settings.

You can download the file here. The file will open in a new window and you can download it by clicking the arrow at the top left corner of the screen. I hope you enjoy using it in your crafting projects and simply ask that you post a link back here if you'd like to share it but please do not sell it, repost it or claim it as your own. You may reproduce this at a local copy shop in large quantities for use at card parties and personal use but not for resale, please.  I would LOVE to see what YOU make with it!

Now on to the BLOG CANDY! I am giving away to one randomly drawn winner the  crafting goodies pictured below along with some other surprises AND 2 stamp sets of your choice from my TAG SALE page. Simply include your email address in a comment on THIS post and I will know you want to be included.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

Birdie Brown May Challenge - DIY Dad

This adorable image was a freebie over at Birdie Brown. I love Torico's illustrating style and have a couple more images I purchased just waiting to be colored and turned into a card. If you enjoy coloring and haven't check out the Birdie Brown Store on Etsy you should go take a look there are a ton of great images to choose from with new ones being added regularly.

Birdie Brown Digi •  Sizzix/Tim Holtz - Gears Dies
Stampin Up - Sentiment (Retired)

Not only can you can still get this guy for free until the end of the month but you can join in the challenge,  with a chance to win 3 great digis from the store too.

Happy Crafting!

Saying Hello at CAS-ual Fridays

The current challenge at CAS-ual Fridays is to create a card that includes stamping on DSP (Designer Series Paper). When I think of CAS (Clean and Simple) I tend to think of solid colors and lots of 'white space' so I am not totally sure how I feel about this card but since it really only consists of 3 pieces... the background, the sentiment strip and the button it probably meets CAS standards.

Sentiment by Hero Arts • Paper by Basic Grey - 'Out of Print' 6x6
Button Die - MFT Blueprints 1

I actually threaded this button with very thin slivers of kraft cardstock. I'd seen this numerous times in a bunch of the great cards created by the My Favorite Things DT and finally remembered to give it a try. It took me a few tries to get it right but it's a nice alternative to ribbon and twine.

Happy Crafting!

The Thing About Courage

Isn't this a great sentiment? I imagine a lot of our heroes could relate to this and what a valuable reminder that we can all be courageous even though it may not always be our first instinct.

Teresa Collins World Traveler 6x6 (Paper)
My Favorite Things - Vertical Greetings  (Sentiment) & Button Quartet Die

This card uses this week's OWH Sketch #173 flipped into a vertical position and it also fits into the OWH Midweek So Sentimental Challenge to use a sentiment as a focal point.

Happy Crafting!